Drape hanger



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DRPE HANGER Filed Feb. 13', 194e Patented Dec. 30, 1947 DRAPE HANGERCharles B. Mohr and Leander F. Krause, Syracuse, N. Y.

Application February 13, 1946, Serial No. 647,252

8 Claims.

This invention pertains to drapery supports, and more particularly to animproved combina* tion drape hanger and cornice support.

The primary object of the invention is to pro vide a simple and ecienthanger or support of the type above referred to, which is capable of awide range of adjustment so as to be easily adapted to most any type andsize of window, door, or other opening or recess which is likely to beencountered in the hanging of draperies and the like. While theinvention will be hereinafter more particularly described as applied toa window, it is to be understood that it is not confined to applicationto windows, and wherever the term window is used, it should beinterpreted in a broad or generic sense as embracing doors or otheropenings, alcoves, recesses, and the like. In carrying out this object,the hanger or support is so constructed that its adjustable featurescharacterize the hanger as a universal hanger or support.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved adjustablehanger which may be applied to either the righthand or lefthand edge ofa window, by a simple reversal, without any change in the structuralform of the parts, and which permits variation of the spacing of thedrapes and/or cornice towards and away from the window, as well asvariation in the elevation thereof with relation to the head or upperedge of the window. In other words, the hanger provides for adjustmentof both the drapery and the cornice in a vertical plane and in ahorizontal plane relative to the window, as well as adjustment of thedrapery and the cornice in such planes relative to each other.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved adjustabledrape hanger or support which is inexpensive in cost of manufacture, andwhich may preferably be made of sheet metal or the like so as to berelatively light in weight and adaptable to the production of the partsthereof in the form of stampings which may be quickly and easilyassembled and installed by inexperienced or unskilled labor.

Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will behereinafter described and the novel features thereof defined by theappended claims.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a drape hanger constructed inaccordance with the present invention, said hanger being shown asapplied to a window represented in broken lines;

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2 2-2 of Figure 1, withthe drapery supporting bar disposed at a higher position of adjustmentthan in Figure l, and further showing the manner of attaching thecornice to the hanger;

Figure 3 is a detail perspective view o-f the main bracket by which thehanger is mounted at one edge of the window;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary detail view, partly in plan and partly inhorizontal section, showin g the manner in which the drapery supportingbar is adjustably connected to the main bracket;

Figure 5 is a perspective view of one of the ad.- justable arms whichserves t0 connect the drapery supporting bar to the main bracket;

Figure 6 is a perspective View of another of the adjustable arms whichserves to connect the drapery supporting bar to the main bracket, and towhich the arm of Figure 5 is adjustably connected;

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the adjustable cornice supporting armwhich serves t0 connect the cornice to the main bracket; and

Figure 8 is a perspective View of the socket member which is adapted tobe attached to the cornice for receiving the adjustable cornicesupporting post carried by the upper end of the arm of Figure 7.

Like reference characters designate corre- Y spending parts in theseveral figures of the drawing, wherein l designates a. bracket which isadapted to be anchored at one edge of a window near the top thereof, asbest shown in Fig-ure 1 of the drawing, in which the window isrepresented in broken lines at 2. The anchoring of the bracket may beaccomplished in any suitable manner, as by means of screws, nails, orother conventional fastenings. The bracket I includes an upright,central web 3 which is disposed perpendicular to the window and extendsforwardly therefrom when the bracket is mounted or anchored at the edgeof the window. At the inner end of the central web 3, the bracket isprovided with a laterally extended flange 4 having a plurality ofapertures 5 therein for receiving anchoring screws 5', or equivalentfastenings. In addition, the flange 4 is also preferably provided withan elongated vertical slot 6 which may be alternatively utilized, ifpreferred, to anchor the bracket to the wall or to the window casingaround the window. In the latter case, one or more screws or nails aredriven through the slot 6, and the slot permits a limited range ofadjustment of the position of the bracket in an upward and downwarddirection.

At the forward end of the central web 3 of the bracket I, the bracket isprovided with another laterally extended flange 'i' which projects fromthe-central web in a direction opposite to the flange 4 previouslyreferred to. This flange 'I is also provided with an elongated verticalslot 8 for reasons which will hereinafter more fully appear. As a resultof the provision of the oppositely extended flanges and 'I at therespective inner and outer ends of the central web 3 of the bracket- I,the bracket is characterized as being Z-shaped.

The central web 3 of the bracket I is provided with an elongated slot 9which extends horizontally from a point near its rear end to a p ointadjacent to its forward end, and above and below the slot 9, the web isfurther provided with a plurality of apertures designated I Il and II,respectivey` Attached to the bracket I and extending forwardly therefromis an arm I2 which is adapted to lie against the inner face of thecentral web 3 of the bracket. Adjacent to the inner end of the arm I2,the arm is provided with an aperture I3 for receiving a bolt I4 whichalso extends through the slot 9 in the bracket I. Threadedly received onthe bolt I4 is a wing-nut I5 for clamping the arm I2 tightly to thebracket I. At the extreme inner end of the arm I2, the arm is providedwith a laterally offset tongue or lug 'I5 which is adapted to beselectively engaged with the slot 9, or alternatively, with one of theapertures Iii, II. When this tongue or lug I6 is engaged in the slot 9,the arm I2 may be adjusted forwardly and lrearwardly in a horizontalplane, and onl tightening the wing-nut I5, the arm will be firmlysecured against movement in an upward and downward direction. On theother hand, by selectively engaging the tongue or lug I 6 in one of theapertures I0 or II, respectively located above and below the slot 9, thearm I2 may be caused to assume either an upwardly or downwardly inclinedposition, and the degree of inclination thereof may be adjusted bysuitable'seection of one or another of these apertures.A Afteradjustmentof the arm I2, the wing-nutIS may be tightened to prevent disengagementof the tongue I6 from the selected aperture, thereby positively lockingand maintaining the arm I2 in its adjusted position,

Near the forward end of the arm I2, the arm is provided with an apertureI'I, and inwardly spaced from this aperture II, the arm is provided witha further group of apertures I8, the latter being arranged on an archaving its center coinciding with the center of the aperture I7.

Attached to the forward end of the arm I2 is another arm I9, this latterarm being of angular or L-shaped form, and comprising a short leg 20projecting rearwardly from a long leg 2I. The short leg 20 is providedwith an aperture 22, and when this aperture 22is aligned with` theaperture I1 in the arm I2, the leg 2G may be attached to the arm I2 by abolt 22 passing through theseapertures. At the extreme inner end of theshort leg 2B, there is provided a laterally oiset tongue or lug 24 whichis selectively engageable with the apertures I8 so as to permitselective pivotal adjustment of the arm I relative to the arm I2. Whenthe tongue I- has been seated in the selected aperture I8, and the bolt22 has been suitably tightened, the arm I9 becomes positively locked inits adjusted position.v

The longer leg 2I of the arm I9 lies perpendicular to the arm I2 whenthe arm I9 is at- 4 tached to the arm I2 in the manner previouslydescribed, and this leg 2i is disposed in forwardjy spaced parallelrelation to the window 2, and serves to carry the drapery supporting bar23. The drapery supporting bar 23 preferably comprises a at bar ofelongated form and of any suitable length. ln-the form illustrated inthe drawing, the drapery supporting bar 23 is of less length than thetotal width of the window 2, so that the bar is wholly supported by asingle bracket I and arm assembly, and a Vseparate bracket and draperysupporting bar is required for the opposite edge of the window. On the`other hand, if desired, the drapery supporting bar 23 may be extendedthe full width of the window, and the single bar being supported at itsopposite ends by two bracket assemblies respectively corresponding tothe assembly previously described. It will be understood from theforegoing and from a study of the drawing that the same bracket assemblymay be employed at either edge of the window by a simple reversal of thebracket, without any change in the Vstructural form of the Darts, andwhile the bracket is illustrated in the drawing as being mounted at thelefthand edge of the window, it is equally applicable to the righthandedge by inverting the bracket I and the arms I2 and I9.

The drapery supporting bar 23 is attached to the long leg 2I of the armIS, for which purpose, the arm 2l is provided with an aperture 24' toreceive a bolt 25. The bar 23 is slotted, as at 26, this slot preferab`ybeing elongated from a point near one end of the bar to a point near theother end. The bolt 25 extends through the slot 26 and has threadedengagement with a wing-nut 21 forv tightly clamping the bar 23 to thearm I9. In order to prevent the drapery supporting bar 23 from tiltingto one side or the other, and to positively insure that the bar willalways lie in a horizontal plane, the extreme end of the leg 2| of thearm I9 is provided with a tongue or lug 28 which is slidably receivablein the slot 26. By virtue of this arrangement, the drapery supportingbar 23 may be shifted to the left or to the right, on loosening thewingnut 21, in order to vary the position of the drapery supporting barrelative to the edge of the window. When adjusted to the desiredposition, the drapery supporting bar may be rmly clamped or locked by`tightening the wing-nut 21.

According to the construction illustrated in the drawing, the draperysupporting bar 23 is rearwardly offset at one end, as at 23'. Thus, whenthe drapery is hung on the bar 23, one edge of the drapery may bedisposed in relatively close relation to the wall or the face of thewindow casing, as is the common practice in the hanging of thedraperies. The drapery may be hung on the supporting b-ar 23 in anysuitable manner, such as by the use of the conventional hooks or pinswhich are aixed to the drapery on the obverse side thereof and below thetop edge, the hooks or pins then being engaged over the bar 23. In orderto prevent the hooks or pins from sliding off the drapery supporting bar23 and its offset portion 23', the bar is preferably struck out adjacentits opposite ends so as to form eyes or loops 23" through which the pins0r hooks at the opposite ends of the drapery are passed when hanging thedrapery on the bar. Thus, the pins at the opposite ends of the draperyare positively anchored to the corresponding ends of the draperysupporting bar 23, and the drapery is consequently prevented frombecoming inadvertently disengaged from the bar.

It is sometimes desirable, although not essential, to conceal the upperedge of the drapery and its supporting instrumentalities, and to createa cornice or box-like effect at the top of the window, therebypresenting a somewhat neater and attractive or tailored appearance ofthe draperies. The present invention thus further provides for theoptional use of a cornice, and to this end, there is attached to theforward flange 'l of the bracket l an upright arm 29. This arm isprovided near its lower end with an aperture 3B through which extends abolt 3l which also passes through the slot 8 in the flange l. Theextreme lower end of the arm 29 is provided with a tongue or lug 32which is slidably engageable in the slot 8. When the bolt 3| isloosened, the arm 29 may be adjusted in an upward and downwarddirection, vand on tightening the bolt 3l, which is threadedly engagedwith a wing-nut 32 at its inner end, the arm 29 becomes positivelylocked in its adjusted position andis restrained against tilting orcanting. At the upper end of the arm 2t, it is provided with anotheraperture 33 which is adaptedto receive a threaded angular pin or bolt 34terminating at its forward end in an upright post 35. A nut 36 isadjustably mounted on the bolt 34 at the forward side of the arm 29, andat the rearward side of the arm 29, the bolt carries a wind-nut 3l. Bysuitably adjusting these nuts 36 and 3l on the bolt 34, the position ofthe post 35 may be adjusted forwardly and rearwardly relative to the arm29, and also relative to the drapery supporting bar 23.

Referring to Figure 2 of the drawing, the cornice or box-like effect isdesignated 38, and carries on its inner face a plate 39, the form ofwhich is best illustrated in Figure 8. The plate is inwardly offset atits central portion, as indicated at 4G, to form a socket in which thepost 35 is adapted to be received. The opposite ends of the plate 39 areapertured, as at di, 4l, to receive suitable fastenings, such as screwsl2 for attaching the plate to the cornice.

It will be understood from the foregoing that the various parts of thecombined drapery and cornice support are of such form as to be capableof being readily produced from sheet metal or similar material, and thatthe parts may be composed of sheet m-etal stampings which simplifies theconstruction of the support and materially reduces the cost ofproduction thereof.

The installation and adjustment of the hanger will be obvious from theforegoing and may be briefly summarized as follows. When the bracket Ihas been suitably anchored to the wall or to the window casing at oneedge of the window, the drapery supporting bar 23 may be adjustedtowards and away from the window in a horizontal plane by suitablysliding the arm l2 forwardly and rearwardly, after loosening the wingnutl5, and engaging the tongue i6 in the desired aperture l@ or Il, or inthe slot 9, as preferred. The elevation of the drapery supporting bar 23may be varied by selecting one of the apertures of the group designatedEB, or one of the apertures of the group designated i i, which willcause the arm l2 to assume an inclined position, as indicated by thedash-dot lines in Figure 2. To compensate for any inclination of the armI2 that may be selected, the arm I9 may be pivotally adjusted about theaxis of the bolt 22 in order' to maintain the face of the draperysupporting 6 bar 23 in :a vertical position. Through these adjustmentsabove referred to, the drapery supporting bar 23 is adjustable in both ahorizontal and a vertical plane, as well as laterally or end-wise aspermitted by the slot 26.

With respect to the cornice designated 38, the cornice supporting post35 is adjustable in an upward Vand downward direction by the verticaladjustment of the arrn 29, as previously described. In addition, thepost 35 is adjustable in a horizontal plane towards and away from thewindow by suitable adjustment of the nuts 35 and 3l on tbe bolt 315.Both of these adjustments are desirable in order to properly relate thecornice to the upper edge of the draperies, or vice versa.

While 'the specific details have been herein shown and described, theinvention is not conlined thereto as changes and alterations may be madewithout departing from the spirit thereof as dened by the appendedclaims.

We claim:

l. A combined drapery and cornice support, comprising a bracket havingmeans for anchoring the same, a horizontally disposed drapery supportingbar, means adjustably connecting said drapery supporting bar to saidbracket for selective adjustment in both a horizontal plane and in avertical plane, a cornice support, and means adjustably connecting saidcornice support to said bracket for selective adjustment in both ahorizontal and a vertical plane relative to said drapery supporting bar.

2. A combined drapery and cornice support, comprising a bracket havingmeans for anchoring the same, a horizontally disposed drapery supportingbar, and means adjustably connecting said drapery supporting bar to saidbracket for selective adjustment in both a horizontal plane in avertical plane, said last-named means including an arm slidably andpivotally attached to said bracket, and also slidably and pivotallyattached to said drapery supporting bar.

3. A combined drapery and cornice support, comprising a bracket havingmeans for anchoring the same, a horizontally disposed drapery supportingbar, and means adjustably connecting said drapery supporting bar to saidbracket for selective adjustment in both a horizontal plane and in avertical plane, said last-named means including an arm slidably andpivotally attached to said bracket, and a second arm pivotally connectedto said rst-mentioned arm and slidably connected to the draperysupporting bar.

4. A drapery support, comprising a substantially Z-shaped bracketincluding a vertically disposed central web provided with a flange ateach of its opposite ends, said anges being laterally offset therefromin opposite directions, one of said flanges being provided with meansfor receiving anchoring fastenings therethrough, the central web beingprovided with a horizontally elongated slot and with 'a plurality ofapertures arranged in spaced relation to each other respectively aboveand below said last-mentioned slot, an arm releasably attached to saidcentral web of the bracket through the latter slot and having alate-rally offset tongue at one end thereof selectively engageable insaid slot and said apertures, a second arm releasably and pivotallyattached to the opposite end of the first-mentioned arm, said second armhaving a laterally offset tongue selectively engageable in a pluralityoi spaced apertures provided in the i'lrst arm, and a horizontallydisposed drapery supporting bar slidably attached to the second arm forad- 7 justment in opposite directions transversely of said first arm andthe central web of said bracket.

5. A drapery support as dened in claim 4, wherein the other flange ofsaid bracket is provided with a vertically elongated slot, incombination with a vertically disposed arm releasably attached to saidlatter flange through said slot and provided at its lower end with anodset tongue having slidable engagement in said slot, the upper end ofsaid latter arm being provided with a cornice engaging member mountedtherein for adjustable projection forwardly therefrom and terminating atits forward end in a vertical post adapted to be received in a coactingsocket on the cornice.

6. A drapery support as defined in claim 4, wherein the draperyVsupporting bar is longitudinally slotted and is connected to the secondarm through said latter slot, and said second arm is provided with anoifset tongue slida-bly engaged in the slot in said drapery supportingbar.

7. A drapery support as denned in claim 4, wherein the draperysupporting bar is provided at each of its opposite ends with an offseteye for receiving drapery hanging hooks therethrough to positivelyrestrain displacement of the drapery from the ends of the supporting barwhen the drapery is suspended from the oar by the hooks aforesaid.

8. A drapery support as defined in claim 4, wherein the draperysupporting bar is provided at each of its opposite ends with an offseteye for receiving drapery hanging hooks therethrough t-o positivelyrestrain displacement of the drapery from the ends of the supporting barwhen the drapery is suspended from the bar by the hooks aforesaid, oneend of said drapery supporting bar being rearwardly offset at one sideof said bracket.

CHARLES B. MOHR.

LEANDER F. KRAUSE.

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